Where does “pudsy” come from?

pudsy (English) comes from English pud, from English Pudding, from Middle English podynge, from Old French boudin, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

pudsy (English): Slightly fat; pudgy, chubby

Definitions

  1. Slightly fat; pudgy, chubby

Ancestry of “pudsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpudPudding; Penis; Child's hand; child's fist
2EnglishPuddingAny of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming or from batter
3Middle Englishpodyngesausage stuffed animal intestine
4Old Frenchboudinblood sausage, black pudding
5Latinbotellusa small sausage
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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